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Dedicated to Inq Well I haven't been here on f.net very long, but already I know that this is probably the most grammatically correct internet forum I have ever been a member of. I ran across this video on youtube, and immediately thought of Inq, so here's to you and the (somewhat) grammatically correct internet forum of f.net.
Yo Comments Are Whack!
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You really shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition.  Can't you, just this once, f*** off?
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 Originally Posted by matt9476  You really shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition. You mean like:
Joe-Bob the Aggie arrives at Harvard as a part of a student exchange program and stops the first student and says: "Howdy, I'm Joe-Bob the Aggie and I'm new here. Can you tell me where the administration building is at?"
The student responds: "We, herah at Hahhvaard, do not end sentences with prepositions."
So Joe-Bob, looks the student up and down and says, "Excuse me, sir, I sincerely apolgize for my improper use of grammar, so if I may, I'll rephrase my interogative. Could you please inform me as to where the administration building is at, a*****e?"
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From the book "Planet of the Umps: A Baseball Life From Behind the Plate" by Ken Kaiser:
Lou Pinella was at bat, and I called a strike on him. It was a good pitch, but he didn't like it. He stepped out of the box and looked back at me. Hey, where was that pitch at?," he asked.
"Time," I yelled, and said, "Lou, you're a college graduate, aren't you?"
He nodded his head. "Yeah, so?"
"So? So didn't they teach you in college that you're never supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?"
Lou thought about it for a minute, then said, "You know what, you're absolutely right. Where was that pitch at, a$$hole?" Can't you, just this once, f*** off?
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A humorous retort alone does not refute the charge. 
The video is good, although I would argue that the term should be "whacked", not "whack". :P Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
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We should have more threads devoted to Inq. Actually, we should just forget fencing and devote the whole site to him.
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Originally Posted by Westley We should have more threads devoted to Inq. Actually, we should just forget fencing and devote the whole site to him. That's what I thought this thread was going to be about. Man was I disappointed. "Chance favors the prepared mind." Louis Pasteur
"I've always wanted to fight a desperate battle against incredible odds." Grig, The Last Starfighter
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Originally Posted by Mergs You mean like:
Joe-Bob the Aggie arrives at Harvard as a part of a student exchange program and stops the first student and says: "Howdy, I'm Joe-Bob the Aggie and I'm new here. Can you tell me where the administration building is at?"
The student responds: "We, herah at Hahhvaard, do not end sentences with prepositions."
So Joe-Bob, looks the student up and down and says, "Excuse me, sir, I sincerely apolgize for my improper use of grammar, so if I may, I'll rephrase my interogative. Could you please inform me as to where the administration building is at, a*****e?"
Speaking of aggies, did you hear about the tragedy at the aggie stadium? Three aggies drowned while doing the waveXD
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Hey, ESLyon, a fellow Kansan! Cool! I'm not alone!
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Well, they do say that misery loves company.  Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Well, they do say that misery loves company. The foundation and enlistment campaign for sabre... -------------------
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
Will Rogers
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No, just for living in the Midwest. Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
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Oooh, me too... I'm from Missouri! "Fencing is a sport where physical attributes seem not as important as determination."
-Jo Shaff, from Fencing
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Originally Posted by matt9476 You really shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition. Winston Churchill is supposed to have said, "There are some things up with which I will not put.” or (alternative attribution), "That is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put.”"
A thread dedicated to Inq - always a good idea, but why is this thread not in Latin? Where are the puns? Get with it, guys "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different."
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Originally Posted by whiteandbluefencer Oooh, me too... I'm from Missouri! No...Misery! It's company for Kansas! Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
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Originally Posted by jeff Winston Churchill is supposed to have said, "There are some things up with which I will not put.” or (alternative attribution), "That is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put.”" I looked that up once. Apparently there is no firm proof that he ever actually said it. At least he never wrote it...
AND even if he did---he was still wrong. Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
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So, I'm somewhat new to the forums and don't know a lot about the individuals who contribute to the threads here. Inquartata, is there a particular reason why you're so big on grammar? I'm not saying anything for or against this, I'm just curious as to why it's such a big deal. Perhaps, since this thread is dedicated to Inq., there should be some sort of list of reasons as to why he has warranted his own thread ! "Fencing is a sport where physical attributes seem not as important as determination."
-Jo Shaff, from Fencing
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That's like asking why fencing is so important...  Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
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Originally Posted by Inquartata I looked that up once. Apparently there is no firm proof that he ever actually said it. At least he never wrote it...
AND even if he did---he was still wrong. And even if he didn't, it's just too good an anecdote to pass up "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different."
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Originally Posted by Inquartata That's like asking why fencing is so important... LOL ! "Fencing is a sport where physical attributes seem not as important as determination."
-Jo Shaff, from Fencing
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